Parts of the waterfront are a sea of green -- and some people think the clogged waterways could be a threat to safety and security.

Parts of the waterfront are a sea of green -- and some people think the clogged waterways could be a threat to safety and security.

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Updated: 7:22 AM PDT Oct 23, 2014

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WEBVTT FENCE JUMPER MADE IT TO THE FRONT DOOR AND INTO THE EAST ROOM. WATERWAY WEED WORRIES HAPPENING IN STOCKTON. JUST A SEA OF GREEN RIGHT NOW. SOME SAY THE STUCK WATERWAYS COULD BE A THREAT TO SAFETY AND SECURITY. KATHY PARK IS THERE WHERE SOME BOATS ARE STUCK. AT FIRST GLANCE YOU MIGHT THINK YOU'RE LOOKING AT A LUSH GARDEN, BUT LOOK CLOSELY THIS IS ACTUALLY PART OF THE DELTA. MAYBE TWO YEARS AGO WAS BAD BUT NOT THIS BAD. THE GREEN INVASION IS BEING BLAMED ON A PLANT. IT GROWS IN DOUBLES IN SIZE EVERY 10 DAYS. IT IS SO BAD THIS YEAR -- IT HAS AFFECTED OUR BUSINESS AND THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS. THAT IS BECAUSE ONCE YOU ARE IN, YOU'RE LUCKY TO GET OUT. HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT THE BOATERS ARE UP AGAINST. THESE PLANTS GET A FEW FEET OFF THE WATER AND THE ROOTS GO FAR DOWN. BILL BELL'S -- BELLS SAYS THE CITY IS SUPPOSED TO KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL BUT IT GOES BEYOND BEING A NUISANCE. THAT -- WITHOUT THE ABILITY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT BOATS TO MOVE AROUND THERE COULD BE A TERRORIST THREAT. STOCKTON IS THE EASTERNMOST DEEP WATER PORT ON THE WEST COAST. WITH HAD A COUPLE INCIDENTS ARE PEOPLE LEFT HERE AND TOXIC AT IT AND WE NEED THE EMERGENCY TO THEM AND WE CAN'T GET THROUGH. -- INTOXICATED AND WE NEED THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO GET TO THEM AND WE CAN'T GET THROUGH. A FREEZE WILL KILL THE PLANT.

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Are clogged waterways a threat to safety, security?

Parts of the waterfront are a sea of green -- and some people think the clogged waterways could be a threat to safety and security.